Monument record 1404/1/3 - Stanley Mausoleum in St Mary's Churchyard

Mausoleum dated 1909 by Paul Phipps of London for the 4th Lord Sheffield. Ashlar buff & red sandstone, Kerridge stone-slate roof. Neo- Jacobean style. Long rectangular plan, 2-storey, symmetrical 3-bay N front. Blank end bays divided from centre by delicate triangular pilasters. Moulded doorcase with a flat 4-centred arched head contains a pair of flat panelled oak doors. Above the door is the Stanley crest & a band of carved acanthus. 1st storey has a rebated 3-light hollow chamfered stone-mullioned windows & a band of carved acanthus above. Date plaque recessed in gable above. 4-light windows to the sides on 1st storey only. Interior:- Sides have 3 elliptically headed recesses & the ends semi-circular headed niches with a cabled edge. White marble sarcophagus of 4th Lord Sheffield & his wife of 1925 decorated with a band of cherubs & garlands. Some brass plaques & an open timber roof (1).

<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /4/117 (Report). SCH1934.